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Dana Martin Poston

Advisor at Ameriprise — Damariscotta, ME

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

32 years

Location

Damariscotta, ME 04543

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

12,720

Across 4,069 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Dana Poston is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2020, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2013 to 2020. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies to provide written recommendation reports. The firm serves clients through a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of large institutional firms.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation services

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Damariscotta, ME

165 Main St Suite 2 D, Box 68

Damariscotta ME 04543

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Maine

Work history

32 years of industry experience

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.

2020 - Present • 6 years

Damariscotta, ME

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Yarmouth, ME

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Damariscotta, ME

Wells Fargo Clearing

2016 - 2020 • 4 years

Damariscotta, ME

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC

2013 - 2016 • 3 years

Damariscotta, ME

RBC Capital Markets

2007 - 2013 • 6 years

ME

Citigroup Global Markets

2006 - 2007 • 1 year

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated

2002 - 2006 • 4 years

Portland, ME

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Series 65

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Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Series 65, Series 63

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CFP®, Series 63

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Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting
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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 66

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Series 63, Series 66

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